Wagon-reach



(No Model!) M. DEEG.

WAGON REACH. No. 275,331. Patented Apr.3,1883

UNITED STATES PATENT QEETQE.

MARTIN DEEG, OF OWATONNA, I MINNESOTA.

WAGON-REACH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 275,331, dated April 3,1883. Application filed October 16, 1882. (No model.)

sional strain and both reach and reach-bolt from danger of fracture andbending therefrom; second, toseparate the point of application of thestrain of draft upon the reach from that of resistance to forwardpressure by the hind axle and wheels; third, to protect in great measurethe reach and'its connections from friction and wear; and, fourth, whileeffecting the above objects, to combine in the reachextremesimplicity,durability,andcheapness. I attain these objects by themechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- 7 Figure 1is a plan view of the reach, rear hounds, axle, and bolster of a wagonor other vehicle provided with my improvements; Fig. 2, a side view ofreach with vertical sections of rear hound,axle, and bolster; Fig. 3, aside view of reach alone, showing sleeves or thimbles withdrawn fromreach-plates and collar; Fig. 4, a cross-section of reach-plates andforward sleeve on line 00 00, Fig. 1; Fig. 5, a like section on line yy,- Fig. 6, a cross-section of reach, collar, and hind sleeve on line 22, Fig. 2; Fig. 7, a cross-section of reach, collar, and hind sleeve online 27 1*.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout.

In theaccompanyingdrawingsfiormingapart of this specification, E Erepresent the reach, preferably of even size, round above and flatbelow, anterior to the hind sleeve bolt (0, Fig. 3, and somewhat smallerand entirely round in the remaining parts. It hasa series of holes, 0 00, Fig. 1, to receive the sleeve-bolts at different distances ofcoupling.

F F are the rear hounds, firmly bolted to the reach-plates at a: a: andy 3 Fig. 1, also to the hind axle, S, at e e by bolts passing throughthe rear bolster, H, hound, and axle.

vwhich is cylindrical in form, with hole ex tending longitudinallythrough it of size and form corresponding to that of the reachat thepoint where it passes through the sleeve, which shoulder, when thesleeves are in place, abuts in A against the ends of the. reach-plates Gj, and in B against the end'of the collar 1). The portions of thesleeves extending from b b opposite to the sleeve-bolts a a! enter andfreely rotate within the round chambers formed by the reach-plates G jand the collar D, respectively, each of said chambers corresponding insize and length with the entrant portion of the sleeves, which may bemade of sufficient length to prevent wear of all adjacent parts.

The fore sleeve, A, is preferably thickened on the lower side, leavingthe opening through which the reach passes of such form that across-section thereof will show the greater segment of a circle andcorrespond to a cross-section of the reach, as shown in Figs. 5 and 4.

. Sleeve A is alsolarger than the rear sleeve, B,

as the reach is preferably smallerin its hinder portion to avoidweakening the axle and bolster S H where cut away to receive thecollar 1) and allow reach to pass.

The reachplates O and j, Figs. 1 to 5, are bolted together at 00 00,Figs. 1 and 4, the bolts passing also through the hounds, and holdingthem in place within the wings or flanges upon these plates. They alsoform, when in place,

'a hollow cylinder, through which the reach passes, whose diameter inthe anterior portion is that of the reach, but in the posterior portionor chamber, which receives the sleeve A, is greater by the thickness ofthe sleeve. However, the lower reach-plate, j, is preferably no longerin direction of axis of reach than to form the sleeve-chamber, as shownin Figs. 2 and 3, while plate 0 extends far enough forward to receivethe hound-bolts y 3 and to give a long bearing upon the reach anteriorto lCO sleeve A. The collar D is square without, round within, and has aprojecting face, which rests against the front sides of the axle S andholster H, and is fastened to them preferably. It is made by choice onlylong enough to extend partly through the axle and bolster, as shown inFig. 2, where the line 1; v marks this distance. I prefer, also, anextension of the upper face posteriorly to meet the receding face of theholster, Figs. 3 and 2.

The hounds, being firmly bolted to the reachplates and axle, receive thestrain of draft through theformer, and the shoulder?) of sleeve Atransmitting this strain to the rear-axle, while the hind sleeve, B,receives the forward pressure, when any, by means of shoulder b,projecting against the collar D, and transmits the same to the reachthrough thesleeve-bolta.

As the reach and sleeves bolted upon it rotate freely within thereachplates, attached to the hounds, and the collar, to the hind axle,it is plain that the former can be subjected to no torsional strain;also, as the sleeves may he of any desired length and receive all wearand friction of the coupling, the reach is relieved therefrom, whilesleeve A transmitting only the strain of draft, and sleeve B only thatof holding back the hind axle, neither will wear or become loose on thereach.

What I claim as my invention isl. The combination, in a wagon, with thereach plate or plates, made to form a hollow cylinder through which thereach may freely pass, of a sleeve bolted upon the reach, and extendingand freely rotating within the reach-plates, a shoulder with which thesleeve is provided abutting against the latter when the sleeve haspassed sufficiently far within, substantially as and for the purposesspecified.

2. The combination,in awagon, with a collar held within and restingagainst the hind axle and bolster, of a sleeve provided with a shoulderand bolted or fastened to the reach, extending as far as the shoulderwithin the collar, allowing it, together with the reach, freely torotate therein, substantially as shown.

3. In combination, a collar fastened directly upon the hind axle andbolster, a sleeve extending therein and provided with a shoulder to abutagainst the face of the collar, which with the sleeve is provided withan unobstructed opening to allow the free passage through them of thereach, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4. The combination,in a wagon orother vehicle, with a reach-plate andhounds bolted thereto and to the hind axle, and with a collar alsoaffixed to that axle, of two sleeves fastened to the reach, the onepartially extending within the reach-plates, the other extending partlywithin the collar, both freely rotating in their places, and eachprovided with a shoulder preventing reach-plate and collar from passingfarther than itself along the sleeve, the reach freely passing throughboth reachplate and collar, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

MARTIN DEEG.

Witnesses:

J. A. SAWYER, H. SoHMID'r.

